Zygaena algira explained

Zygaena algira is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.^[1]

The larvae feed on Coronilla juncea.^[2]

Subspecies

• Zygaena algira algira
• Zygaena algira ifranica Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1981
• Zygaena algira kebirica Reiss, 1944
• Zygaena algira leucopoda Dujardin, 1973
• Zygaena algira telealgira Dujardin, 1973

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/zygaenoidea/zygaenidae/zygaeninae/zygaena/index.html Zygaena at funet
2. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/ZygaeAlgir.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa